Okay, so you know I was mad at sooooomebody, if I went back and pulled up an old post...it didn't even fit in the HC thread.
My biggest pet peeve with patients who are in this ER can be summed up with one word: RUDENESS.
Two people in a row just did this to me...if I am sitting here speaking with a patient, do NOT just come up right behind that patient's chair and try to ask me a question...I will either ignore you or embarrass you (depending on my mood). In some rare instances (like tonight), I will ignore you until I am finished with my patient and THEN I will embarrass you.
I'm getting this woman's info, and this guy comes standing almost ON her chair saying he's going for a smoke if we come looking for him, that he's outside.
He's like, "Ma'am, did you hear me?" I refused to look at him, I just finished registering my patient. Only AFTER I was finished with her and she had gotten up from her seat, I addressed him. "It's quite rude of you to SEE that I am speaking with someone and to insist on making your presence known...and to address your concern--if we call your name and you are not here, they will call the next patient in line. If you are sick and really need to be seen, you will have a seat and not go meandering through the hospital."
I really HATE people sometimes!